Cadillac Allante Forum Discussion, Got screwed over on E Bay so HELP !!! in Past Cadillac Vehicle Discussion; Originally Posted by Dajudge55
I do have a couple more questions.
1. The drivers window works slow but at least ...

Re: Got screwed over on E Bay so HELP !!!

as for your radio, chances are your bose amps have failed. theres one at each speaker in a pod (4 amps total). they often fail, but are not that hard to fix if you know what to do (or if you want to play russian roulette at the junkyard with trying to find working amps)
if you're good with a soldering gun and technical stuff (or know someone who is), heres a helpful linkhttp://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-and-more.html
I should mention that bose amps were different (slightly) for every car model they were put in. any of them will work, but you will need to replace them in pairs (if you go to the j/y) replace both front amps with a lf and rf amp from a car, and the lr and rr amps with an lr and a rr amp. they wont sound the same as the originals, but they will work for a while (how long is anyone guess- I had a set in my fwb for a year. the 2 rears worked great, but the 2 fronts died pretty quick.)
as for possible amp donors
eldorados and sevilles from 1988 or so until the mid 90's body change. you want the gold series amps (50 watt max per amp)
devilles from '86 to 93? (the boxy ones) again- you want gold series amps.
corvettes had them- convertibles had higher output amps.
I've also heard of luminas and some other GM cars having bose amps, but they werent that common in those cars

DO NOT buy amps from cars that are missing the factory radio or have an aftermarket radio. chances are the amps are fried.

Re: Got screwed over on E Bay so HELP !!!

yes. theres a big black bracket on the door skin. at the place that the handle would normally be youll see two holes and behind it a "floating" metal piece also with two holes, these are threaded holes. this piece is SO FRACKING ANNOYING. youll move it into place, get the door panel on, then try to put the door handle in, only to have the piece move out of place!

so, you have a couple of options

1) move the floating metal piece into place, take a small hammer and tap or bang the metal bracket until the "dent" hold the metal piece in place. you dont need to destroy the metal bracket or hammer/dent it heavily, only enough to lightly pinch the metal piece into place

2) take a thick putty or even a good tape and tape that piece into place, making sure to leave the holes available for the screws to thread into.

i always had to put the panel on partially, put the handle in partially, snap the linkage onto it, THEN screw it in